Charles Francis Adams

OTHER NEWS TO NOTE - DEATHS

January 8, 1999

Adams, retired chairman of the Raytheon Co. and a descendant of Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams, died Tuesday in Dover, Mass. He was 88. Adams was the great-great-great-grandson of John Adams, the great-great-grandson of John Quincy Adams and the son of Charles Francis Adams, who served as secretary of the Navy. He was president of Raytheon, a defense and commercial electronics company from 1948 to 1964. During his tenure, the company became the 82nd largest corporation in the country. He was chairman of the company's board of directors until 1975. Adams commanded destroyer escorts during World War II.

MICHEL PETRUCCIANI

Petrucciani, a jazz pianist who recorded more than a dozen albums and drew an international following, died Wednesday at 36. He was being treated for a lung infection. Petrucciani, who stood 3 feet tall, had osteogenesis imperfecta. Also known as ``glass bone disease,'' it causes a calcium deficiency that stunts growth and makes bones brittle. He wore braces on his legs and had pedal extensions on his pianos. His albums included Promenade With Duke, a homage to Duke Ellington, Pianism (1986), Michel Plays Petrucciani (1988), Music (1989), Playground (1991), The Best of Michel Petrucciani - The Blue Note Years (1994), and Marvelous (1994). Schooled in classical music as well as jazz, Petrucciani began playing at age 4 and made his professional debut at 13.